LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, APRIL 2021
APRIL 2021
(2002=100)
% change from
APRIL 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador 143.5 4.3
Prince Edward Island 143.2 5.3
Nova Scotia 142.3 4.2
New Brunswick 140.3 4.2
Quebec 136.2 3.4
Ontario 141.8 3.3
Manitoba 140.6 3.2
Saskatchewan 143.9 3.7
Alberta 147.7 3.3
British Columbia 135.2 3
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Source: Statistics Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 8.1 PER CENT, APRIL 2021
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 254.6 219.3 35.3 13.9 up 1.5
Prince Edward Island 85.8 78.9 7 8.2 up 0.1
Nova Scotia 507.2 465.9 41.2 8.1 down 0.5
New Brunswick 397.6 363.7 33.9 8.5 down 0.7
Quebec 4,523.7 4,227.3 296.4 6.6 down 0.2
Ontario 7,932.2 7,215.4 716.8 9 up 1.5
Manitoba 709.3 656.7 52.7 7.4 up 0.6
Saskatchewan 598.6 559.2 39.4 6.6 down 0.7
Alberta 2,441.5 2,222.7 218.8 9 down 0.1
British Columbia 2,817 2,618.1 198.9 7.2 up 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,787.5 2,338.6 448.9 16.1 up 2.1
25 to 54 13,019.5 12,157.5 862 6.6 up 0.2
55+ 4,460.5 4,131.1 329.4 7.4 up 1.1
25+, men 9,268.1 8,654.4 613.8 6.6 unchanged
25+, women 8,211.9 7,634.2 577.6 7 up 0.8
Total 20,267.5 18,627.2 1,640.3 8.1 up 0.6
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
3.4 PER CENT, APRIL 2021
(2002=100) 2020 (2002=100) 2021
January 136.8 138.2
February 137.4 138.9
March 136.6 139.6
April 135.7 140.3
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average Annual Increase 1%
APRIL 2020 to APRIL 2021
3.4%
APRIL 2021 (1986=100)
213.9
APRIL 2021 (1981=100)
283.4
APRIL 2021 (1971=100)
671.3
May 31, 2021
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021
